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This post already exists in the world – this dude stole my thunder and I really don’t have much to add, except that some of his observations make it clear that he’s from America and not from a multicultural Canadian city with a great deal of British heritage and influence. But here are mine, for what it’s worth:

not only do people drive on the left side of the road, they walk on the left side of the sidewalk, and pairs of escalators are opposite – the one going up is on the left

jaywalking is uncommon – you truly would take your life in your hands if you cross against the light in all but the safest, most obvious circumstances

many women wear a lot more makeup than in Toronto – heavy, well-groomed brows, smokey eyes, flawless foundation. I’ve worn more makeup in the past 6 weeks than I have in 6 years in order to not look dead next to them.

ok I know he said towel warmers but I have to agree – radiators in the shape of towel hangers in the bathroom are genius

they still remember Rob Ford – I had emotionally blocked him out so that was a surprise during small talk

they know about Justin Trudeau and approve

people of all ages get down and boogie on Saturday nights, not just the students

everyone in Leeds wants to visit Canada and they all want to go to Banff when they do visit

it’s not an English Breakfast unless you have 5 kinds of protein on your plate (eggs, baked beans, sausage, bacon and black pudding)

cafes and restaurants don’t necessarily have a toilet for their customers’ use

shopping online is more on par with US sites; lots of free next-day delivery

mail gets delivered Monday through Saturday

grocery stores all have their own store-brand wine, and sometimes it’s pretty good! Sometimes.

they don’t know how to use an apostrophe here either – plural nouns with unnecessary apostrophes are rampant

people feel the same way about a 10 pound note that Canadians feel about a 20 dollar bill